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Flea Bite (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Flea Bite

A trifling injury. To send any one away with a flea in his ear; to give any one a hearty scolding.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

To Flay * To Fleece

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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About

Francis Grose was independently wealthy, having inherited money from his father, a jeweller. Finding himself overspending, he published a number of books; his Provincial Glossary seems to have been the starting-point for the Vulgar Tongue reproduced here.

To Flash
To Flash the Hash
Flash Ken
Flash Lingo
Flash Man
Flat
Flat Cock
Flawd
Flaybottomist
To Flay
Flea Bite
To Fleece
Flemish Account
Flesh Broker
Flicker
Flickering
Flicking
To Fling
Flints
Flip
Floating Academy